Awards and Achievements Saab 9-52003 The Safest Car in Sweden, Saab 9-5, Folksam insurance company, Sweden 2002 The Safest Car in Sweden, Saab 9-5, Folksam insurance company, Sweden Best of the Best, Saab 9-5, American Consumer Reports magazine, USA Best in Class, Saab 9-5 Aero (in the USD 30.000-40.000 range), Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine, USA 2001 Best Mid Luxury Car 2001 in Initial Quality. J.D. Power and Associates, USA. Best Car 2001 Saab 9-5 Estate (in class USD 30,000-35,000). American Automobile Association, USA. Best Engine Concept 2001, Saab Variable Compression (SVC), International Engine of the year Award 2000 Best Technology / Innovation 2000 (SVC). Autocar Magazine, Great Britain. Best of the new from Car Technology 2000 (SVC). Popular Science 1999 Best Buy 1999, Saab 9-5 Saloon and Estate. Consumer Digest, USA. Estate Car of the Year 1999, Saab 9-5 Estate. What Car? Magazine, Great Britain. Excellent Swedish Design Prize 1999, Saab 9-5 Estate. Swedish Soceity of Crafts and Design Top Car Saab 9-5 Estate for its balance of performance, quality and value. American Automobile Association, USA. 1998 Executive Car of the year Diário de Noticias, Portugal Among Top Ten Luxury / Sports Saloons Consumer’s Review, USA Best estate model Over £20,000 - IBCAM British Steel Awards, Great Britain Best imported upper middle - segment car Auto Motor und Sport magazine reader’s poll, Germany Golden Tachometer As best Saloon - www.autochannel.com, USA. Luxury Car of the Year New Zealand National Business Review, New Zealand Best saloon model Priced £30,000 - £60,000 IBCAM British Steel Awards, Great Britain Best Buy Consumer’s Digest, USA 1997 Technology Award for the Saab Active Head Restraint - Prince Michael Road Safety Awards, Great Britain Industry Award For the Saab Active Head Restraint - The Windscreens O’Brian Safety Award, Australia 1996 Special Prize for the Saab Active Head Restraint - The Danish Association of Polio, Traffic and Accident Victims (PTU), Denmark |